Tips for Selling

When you decide to sell your home, there are certain things that you need to consider to make it more appealing to potential buyers. Little Residential have a trusted team who are able to offer advice and can assist with improvements that will maximise your property’s selling price.

Indoor:

  • Remove all unnecessary articles and store excess furniture to ensure rooms appear as spacious as possible
  • Thoroughly clean walls, floors and windows
  • Fill and/or paint any cracking in walls and ceilings
  • Repair any doors that do not close properly, dripping taps and jamming draws
  • Professionally steam clean the carpet where possible
  • Hire furniture if it will assist in the presentation of the property
  • Have fresh flowers for open for inspections
  • Air out the property
  • At open for inspections, draw blinds to allow exposure to  natural light
  • Repair all broken or faulty lights and replace low wattage globes with bright ones
  • Ensure all valuables are stored away or removed from the property during the sales campaign.

Outdoor:

  • All outdoor area should be trimmed, weeded and cleared of all rubbish
  • Add some colourful flowers to the garden
  • All spouting, guttering, paving or fences should be in a state of good repair
  • Ensure fences are in good order
  • Treat or paint all weathered windows, doors and decking
  • Ensure that garbage bins are not overflowing and are out of sight if possible
  • Remove items from clothesline
  • Pets to be walked or absent during open for inspections.